Lexicon
שְׂרוֹךְ
se.rokh
H8288
H:N-M Hebrew

thong

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

se.rokh denotes a sandal fastening, mentioned as an item not taken and as something that remains unbroken.

The attested use concerns a sandal fastening: Genesis 14:23 names it among even the smallest items not to be taken, while Isaiah 5:27 describes it as not broken.

Senses in use

  1. Sandal fastening in material description · dominant

    Both occurrences use the construct singular form in reference to a sandal. In Genesis 14:23 the APB renders the clause "from a thread even to a thong of a sandal" within a refusal to take what belongs to another; in Isaiah 5:27 it renders "no sandal thong is broken" in a description of people who do not stumble or grow weary.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "a thong of a sandal" in Genesis 14:23 and as "sandal thong" in Isaiah 5:27. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture